Houston Yacht Club expands, new clubhouse to be built with new ballroom, dining room, and kitchen facilities. Short history of previous clubhouses for the Houston Yacht Club.
Wide walkway inside the campus lined with flowers leading to the sallyporte, or high arched entrance, to Rice Institute. The architectural embellishments in white stone are contrasted with the red brick exterior walls.
Arnold, Dan (1930-) -- Interviews;
Social service;
City and County Hospital (Houston, Tex.);
Harris County Hospital District;
Texas Medical Center;
Houston Urban League.
A native Houstonian, Dan Arnold grew up in the Depression era. Graduating from the Univ. of Texas in Law, he worked for Vinson and Elkins. Dan Arnold has shown an exemplary record of community service. He was involved in the City and County Charity...
Barnstone, Gertrude, 1925- ;
Theater -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
School board members -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
School integration -- Texas -- Houston -- History;
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes;
Oral histories
Gertrude Barnstone talks to Jane Ely about her life in the theatre arts, her memories of Houston and Houstonians and her election to the Houston School Board during the desegregation of the Houston School System.
Blaffer-Owen, Jane;
Philanthropists -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ;
Houston (Tex.) -- Social life and customs;
Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes;
Oral histories
Philanthropist and social activist, Jane Blaffer talks about the social life in Houston during the first half of the 20th century. She talks about the philanthropic contributions of her family as well as people like the Cullens, Imma Hogg, James...
Impressive stone church building. Possibly a limestone or yellow brick with white stone grand architectural embellishments. The grand entrance has two columns at least two stories in heighth capped with Ionic style caps and a massive frieze above...
Impressive stone church building. Possibly a limestone or yellow brick with white stone grand architectural embellishments. The grand entrance has two columns at least two stories in heighth capped with Ionic style caps and a massive frieze above...